Preparing for the survey checklist.js

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/* Arrays with data needed for checklists */

   chk_surveyprep =
   [
     [1,'All stages'],
       [2,'Have you identified a sufficient number of qualified interviewers?'],
       [2,'Have you trained the interviewers on the survey instrument?'],
       [2,'Have you identified a comparable area and population for the pilot?'],
       [2,'Have you secured all approvals / letters of support needed in your context?'],
       [2,'Has someone contacted the local leaders in the pilot area to inform them of planned survey activity?'],
       [2,'Will the team be staying overnight in the pilot area? If so, do you have necessary permissions to travel (from government, World Bank, etc)?'],
       [2,'Has someone taken care of the logistics (e.g. car rentals, meals or per diem for interviewers)?'],
       [2,'Do you have a venue reserved for training the interviewers?'],
     [1,'Pre-Pilot'],
       [2,'Do you have a set protocol for identifying participants in focus group discussions?'],
       [2,'Do you have a form prepared for interviewers to record qualitative observations and notes from discussion?'],
       [2,'Have you tested interviewers’ note-taking abilities during the training and provided feedback on content and handwriting?'],
       [2,'If you do not speak the local language(s), do you have a tried-and-true research assistant to accompany you to translate?'],
     [1,'Content-Focused Pilot'],
       [2,'Is the questionnaire you are piloting fully translated into the local language?'],
       [2,'Is the instrument formatted for printing? Make sure there are sufficient margins on all pages for taking notes.'],
       [2,'Did you print enough copies of the instrument for all interviewers and all people accompanying interviews to have a copy for each planned interview?'],
       [2,'Does the survey instrument include both the research team language and local language (where different)? If not, remember to print out copies in each language as applicable.'],
       [2,'Do you have access to a printer to print revisions in real time if significant changes are needed?'],
       [2,'Have you instructed interviewers (or observers) to record the start and end time for each module?'],
     [1,'Data-Focused Pilot'],
       [2,'Have you office-tested the final version of the programmed instrument for any bugs, and to ensure that all questions appear as expected and reflect the final translation?'],
       [2,'Have you set up a SurveyCTO server for the pilot? (For DIME members: Remember, no data can be uploaded to the DIME Test server.)'],
         [3,'Is the name for the pilot form on the server clearly distinguishable from the final survey?'],
         [3,'Have you assigned a form id unique to the pilot? (to avoid confusing pilot data with final data)'],
         [3,'Do all team members who need it have log-on information?'],
       [2,'Is the SurveyCTO Collect app updated to the version of SurveyCTO your server is running? (See the ‘Collect’ tab on your server for instructions.)'],
         [3,'Best to update your server and app to the latest version of SurveyCTO before starting the pilot.'],
         [3,'Once you have piloted, avoid updating the app even if a new version is released, to avoid compatibility issues.'],
       [2,'Are all tablets / phones running the most updated version of their operating system (OS)? (or at a minimum, are they all running exactly the same OS?)'],
       [2,'Are all tablets / phones set to the correct date and time?'],
       [2,'Is the pilot-form downloaded and ready-to-go on all tablets?'],
       [2,'Are all tablets fully charged? Do you have battery packs with you in case any batteries run out?'],
       [2,'Do you have a couple of paper copies of the survey, for observers to use, and/or as a last resort in case of unsolvable tablet problems?'],
       [2,'Have you built in time to the field plan to make any required revisions to the programming and re-download the revised forms on all tablets?'],
       [2,'Have you set up Stata do-files for importing and labeling data?'],
       [2,'Have you set up a Stata do-file for running high frequency checks?']
   ];